Edgar Anstey Movies

  • 1961
    Speaking of Freight

    Speaking of Freight

    Speaking of Freight

    01961HD

    When a business tycoon allows himself to be 'snared' into seeing some films in a railway traffic manager's office, there must be a reason for it. In...

    Speaking of Freight
  • 1968
    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    01968HD

    Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

    Travelling Sixties
  • 1970
    Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment

    Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment

    Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment

    01970HD

    Report No. 11 in a series of 13 topical films. Because 1970 was European Conservation Year, this issue of the Rail Report Series was devoted to...

    Rail Report 11: Rails Conserve the Environment
  • 1965
    Europe by Train

    Europe by Train

    Europe by Train

    01965HD

    A journalist chats on the unusual excursions possible from nodal stations on Europe's train networks. Douglas Browne, journalist and traveller, takes...

    Europe by Train
  • 1935
    Dinner Hour

    Dinner Hour

    Dinner Hour

    01935HD

    Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.

    Dinner Hour
  • 1951
    Work in Progress

    Work in Progress

    Work in Progress

    01951HD

    Replacing a century-old rail tunnel at Woodhead, co-ordinated road haulage services in Argyllshire, Whitemoor freight marshalling yeard, Bristol bus...

    Work in Progress
  • 1941
    How to File

    How to File

    How to File

    01941HD

    Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.

    How to File
  • 1963
    Reshaping British Railways

    Reshaping British Railways

    Reshaping British Railways

    01963HD

    The film version of Dr. Richard Beeching's plan for the re-shaping of British Railways, showing some of the problems involved, the research...

    Reshaping British Railways
  • 1967
    Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload

    Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload

    Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload

    01967HD

    The film's contents are as follows: Merry-go-round coal trains - between collieries and power stations; Motorail; stations - Birmingham New St.,...

    Rail Report 7: Speed the Payload
  • 1965
    Rail Report 5

    Rail Report 5

    Rail Report 5

    01965HD

    Behind Britain's railway modernisation lies research, design and development. Research ensures in various ways that passengers travel fast, safely...

    Rail Report 5
  • 1971
    Golfers in a Scottish Landscape

    Golfers in a Scottish Landscape

    Golfers in a Scottish Landscape

    01971HD

    Two visitors enjoying Scotland, an enthusiastic but inexperienced golfer improving on the world's greatest courses; his wife exploring spectacular...

    Golfers in a Scottish Landscape
  • 1943
    Words and Actions

    Words and Actions

    Words and Actions

    01943HD

    Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.

    Words and Actions
  • 1969
    A Tale Out of School

    A Tale Out of School

    A Tale Out of School

    01969HD

    The story of a journey from the Yorkshire Dales to Switzerland via Dover and France, made by a party of schoolgirls showing how British rail...

    A Tale Out of School
  • 1968
    Rail Report 8: The New Tradition

    Rail Report 8: The New Tradition

    Rail Report 8: The New Tradition

    01968HD

    Report No. 8 in a series of 13 topical films, produced since the far reaching plan for the modernisation and re-equipment of British Railways in 1955...

    Rail Report 8: The New Tradition
  • 1953
    This Is York

    This Is York

    This Is York

    61953HD

    A look at the 1953 transport infrastructure of York.

    This Is York
  • 1936
    On the Way to Work

    On the Way to Work

    On the Way to Work

    01936HD

    Propaganda film, capturing “the work of the government’s training camps and instructional centres for unemployed men.” - NFA...

    On the Way to Work